The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull) Regulations 2020 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 988 — creates 3 criminal offences.
- Made
- 14 September 2020
- In force from
- 15 September 2020
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- COVID-19 emergency legislation (2020-2022)
- Made under
- 1984 (c. 22), Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations impose restrictions on gatherings of two or more persons in private dwellings in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull. They also impose restrictions on persons who live in Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell participating in gatherings of two or more persons in private dwellings outside of those areas. The need for these restrictions must be reviewed by the Secretary of State every 14 days, with the first review taking place by 29th September 2020. No impact assessment has been carried out for these Regulations.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person who without reasonable excuse contravenes a requirement in regulation 5 commits an offence regulation 8(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who obstructs, without reasonable excuse, any person carrying out a function under these Regulations,… regulation 8(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a direction given under regulation 7, or fails to comply with a… regulation 8(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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How Parliament handled it
Both Houses had to approve this instrument before it could take effect, and did so.
- Procedure
- Made affirmative — both Houses had to approve it
- Could either House amend it?
- No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.
Procedural history
- Instrument created 14 September 2020
- Instrument made (signed into law) 14 September 2020
- Laid before the House of Commons 14 September 2020 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 14 September 2020 · Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 14 September 2020 · Commons
- Instrument comes into force as law 15 September 2020
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 22 September 2020 · Lords
- Information paragraph provided by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 22 September 2020 · Lords
- Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 30 September 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 30 September 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government 30 September 2020 · Lords
- Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) debate 5 October 2020 · Commons
- Question put on motion to consider the instrument 5 October 2020 · Commons
- Motion to consider the instrument approved 5 October 2020 · Commons
- Considered for English votes for English laws (EVEL) certification 6 October 2020 · Commons
- Certified as England only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process 6 October 2020 · Commons
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 6 October 2020 · Commons
- Instrument approved 6 October 2020 · Commons
- Chamber debate 7 October 2020 · Lords
- Question on motion to approve the instrument put 7 October 2020 · Lords
- Instrument approved 7 October 2020 · Lords
- Instrument remains law 7 October 2020
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 7 October 2020 · Commons, Lords
- Approval period ends 11 October 2020
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